Summary Under the initiative, an initial batch of 25 Yemeni healthcare professionals, including nurses and allied health workers, will receive specialized professional training in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) has launched a specialized training programme for Yemeni healthcare professionals in collaboration with the Prime Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, and the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Pakistan, as part of its continued efforts to support human resource development in OIC member states facing humanitarian and developmental challenges.
The programme, titled “OIC-COMSTECH and Prime Institute of Health Sciences Joint Training Programme in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Sciences for Yemen,” was formally launched at the COMSTECH Secretariat in Islamabad on Friday.
Under the initiative, an initial batch of 25 Yemeni healthcare professionals, including nurses and allied health workers, will receive specialized professional training in Pakistan.
The programme aims to enhance technical skills, clinical competencies and modern healthcare practices, particularly in maternal and child healthcare, nursing, community healthcare and allied health sciences.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Coordinator General OIC-COMSTECH Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary said the programme reflects COMSTECH’s commitment to strengthening healthcare systems across OIC member states through education, training and human resource development.
He noted that Yemen has faced immense challenges in recent years, placing extraordinary pressure on its healthcare infrastructure and workforce.
He emphasized that investment in healthcare professionals remains one of the most sustainable and effective ways to strengthen national healthcare systems and improve public well-being.
Highlighting COMSTECH’s broader support for Yemen, he informed participants that the organization has recently launched the second phase of its fellowship and scholarship programme for Yemeni citizens living in Yemen, under which more than 100 Yemeni scholars are expected to benefit.
He added that the newly launched healthcare training programme represents the fourth major capacity-building initiative undertaken by COMSTECH for Yemen in recent years.
Addressing the ceremony, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Pakistan, Mohammed Motahar Alashabi, described the initiative as a practical manifestation of solidarity and cooperation among OIC member states.
